I need to get these last few blogs finished. My trip ended over a month ago and I'm still catching up, life gets in the way as they say! We drove out of El Chalten and back south the 214 km to the town of El Calafate. It's a rather touristy town on the shores … Continue reading Argentina 10 – Los Glaciares National Park
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Argentina 9 – Chasing Mount Fitzroy
Mount Fitzroy sits between Chile and Argentina at 3,375 meters high. It is dominant in the landscape, except we couldn't see it because it was cloudy. In fact it wasn't just cloudy on one particular day we had sun, rain and snow! Chalten is an indigenous name meaning smoking mountain because there is cloud on … Continue reading Argentina 9 – Chasing Mount Fitzroy
Argentina 8 – Nothofagus
We stayed at Nothofagus guest house and it also had the feeling of a ski lodge. It was cosy and welcoming. Nothofagus is the name of the prevalent tree in this area. The tree was weirdly familiar to me but I just couldn't place it, then one one of our walks I remembered it is … Continue reading Argentina 8 – Nothofagus
Argentina 7 – Butch Cassidy
From the relative flat of Trelew and Peninsula Valdez we flew south and inland to what appeared to be a hilly and even more desolate version of what we had just left. It took an hour and a half to pick up our pre-booked hire car at the tiny airport outside El Calafate. Even then … Continue reading Argentina 7 – Butch Cassidy
Argentina 6 – A different kind of Wales
I've already mentioned that there is Welsh colony here so perhaps I better explain a bit more. In 1865 a hundred and fifty Welsh travelled to the Chubut region of Argentina to avoid persecution from the British Government who wanted everyone to speak English and to change what were considered their non conformist Christian beliefs. … Continue reading Argentina 6 – A different kind of Wales
Argentina – 5 – Punta Tombo and Other Creatures Of Patagonian Steppe
Well I'm writing these last few posts from home. I am that far behind but I'm determined to get it written down. After Peninsula Valdez we drove to the dusty little town of Trelew where we stayed, from there we drove an hour to Punta Tombo. Nature Trek (yes I was checking out their packages … Continue reading Argentina – 5 – Punta Tombo and Other Creatures Of Patagonian Steppe
Argentina 4 – Peninsula Valdez – Penguins and More!
Can it get more exciting! Oh yes it can! Over the next few days and lots of driving along the straight dusty roads. We changed our accommodation from the tumble weed farm to a quirky hippy village Puerto Pirimides to reduce the amount of time spent driving. It's the only village on the Peninsula. Not … Continue reading Argentina 4 – Peninsula Valdez – Penguins and More!
Argentina 3 – The Rights and Wrongs
The Peninsula Valdez and the mainland were originally inhabited by the Tehuelche people, hunter gatherers. In 1779 the Spanish arrived but on the peninsula their stay was short lived, about 30 years. I have seen some references to hostilities with the Tehuleche (this would need to be confirmed). Anyway the next Europeans who founded a … Continue reading Argentina 3 – The Rights and Wrongs
Argentina 2 – Peninsula Valdez
Flying into this area of Patagonia we could see the vast flat scrubland with straight dirt roads stretching into the distance for miles. There weren't many buildings anywhere. It looked bleak and not at all what I was expecting, I don't know what I was expecting, maybe sweeping fields and trees but it was nothing … Continue reading Argentina 2 – Peninsula Valdez
Argentina 1 – Buenos Aires
Yes, I'm behind by a long way! I have problems with the storage on my phone so it's all getting a bit stretched out. I organised the Argentinian part of our trip and factored in a lot more uncertainty than Jayne would have liked but my travelling has evolved and for me it's good to … Continue reading Argentina 1 – Buenos Aires
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